Join us as fifteen Dartmouth students take to the lectern in Sanborn Library on Tuesday, May 19, to deliver original persuasive speeches in the College's historic public speaking contest.

With roots dating back to 1901, Dartmouth's speech contest ranks among the oldest collegiate oratory competitions in the United States, reflecting the College's longstanding dedication to speech as an original liberal art.

A panel of distinguished judges, Kristi Clemens, Executive Director of Dialogue Initiatives at Dartmouth College; Paul Klaas D’74, Principal of North Coast Arbitration Chambers in Minneapolis and Arbitrator Member at Maitland Chambers in London; and Jennifer Sargent, J.D., Retired Justice, New Hampshire District Court, will evaluate the speeches and award five prizes for oratory.

Special thank you to our judges and for the generous support from our sponsors, Benjamin F. Barge, Class of 1866, and the Gerald D. Kleinman '55 Memorial Fund.